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#::Features a carp (''[[koi]]'') swimming up the "dragon gate" (''ryûmon'') waterfall, along with a red ''torii'' and figure of [[Susanoo]]. According to myth, if a carp swam up this waterfall, it could turn into a dragon. The float's decorations also include sections of a 16th century Belgian tapestry depicting King Priam and Queen Hecuba of Troy.
#::Features a carp (''[[koi]]'') swimming up the "dragon gate" (''ryûmon'') waterfall, along with a red ''torii'' and figure of [[Susanoo]]. According to myth, if a carp swam up this waterfall, it could turn into a dragon. The float's decorations also include sections of a 16th century Belgian tapestry depicting King Priam and Queen Hecuba of Troy.
#Minami-kannon-yama
#Minami-kannon-yama
#::A rope-pulled float. Features a seated sculpture of Yôryû (Willow) Kannon, and is decorated with an Indian carpet dating to [[1684]], the oldest carpet of its type in the country. The Kannon sculpture was originally made in the [[Kamakura period]], but was severely damaged in a [[1788]] fire. The float waves behind it a willow branch, and ''kusudama'' for repelling disease hang from the four corners of the float, representing the four noblest plants - bamboo, chrysanthemum, plum, and orchid. The float is named after a story in which Kannon appeared to Zenzai-dôji, a Buddhist acolyte touring the southern provinces.
#::A rope-pulled float. Features a seated sculpture of Yôryû (Willow) Kannon, and is decorated with an Indian carpet dating to [[1684]], the oldest carpet of its type in the country. The Kannon sculpture was originally made in the [[Kamakura period]], but was severely damaged in the [[Great Tenmei Fire]] of [[1788]]. The float waves behind it a willow branch, and ''kusudama'' for repelling disease hang from the four corners of the float, representing the four noblest plants - bamboo, chrysanthemum, plum, and orchid. The float is named after a story in which Kannon appeared to Zenzai-dôji, a Buddhist acolyte touring the southern provinces.
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